May 1, 2009

Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 candrea k thomas@nasa gov

Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine trinidad@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-074

NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis The shuttle's STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope is scheduled to lift off at 2:01 p m EDT on Monday, May 11

On Friday, May 8, Atlantis' seven astronauts are scheduled to arrive at Kennedy at about 5 p m NASA Television will provide live coverage as Commander Scott Altman makes a brief statement to media Badged journalists planning to cover the event must be at Kennedy's news center by 3:30 p m for transportation to the Shuttle Landing Facility

NASA will provide continuous STS-125 online updates, including a webcast and a blog at:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

On launch day, a blog will update the countdown beginning at 8:30 a m Originating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the blog is the definitive Internet source for information leading up to launch During the mission, visitors to NASA's shuttle Web site can read about the crew's progress and watch the spacewalks live As Atlantis' flight wraps up, NASA will offer a blog detailing the spacecraft's return to Earth

Live updates to the NASA News Twitter feed will be added throughout the shuttle launch countdown from Kennedy Space Center's "firing room," the nerve center for the launch To access the NASA News Twitter feed, visit:

http://www twitter com/nasa

Detailed lists of countdown milestones, news briefing times and participants, and hours of operation for Kennedy's news center and media credentialing office are available at:

http://www nasa gov/mission_pages/shuttle/news

For NASA TV streaming video, scheduling and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/u/[list]/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

<[program_url]/list/[list]>

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:[list_owner_email]>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

[physical_address]